National examiner, Kenya Natrional exams Council ( KNEC) has released the 2025 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Inclusive Learning Assessment (KILEA) results.
The digital option has reduced the need for parents to pursue school heads for learner performance reports.
KNEC said schools and candidates can now access individual performance reports through the Competency-Based Assessment (CBA) portal, a step aimed at improving transparency and efficiency in the release of results. The move affects more than 1.29 million Grade 6 learners who sat KPSEA and over 1.13 million learners with special educational needs assessed under KILEA.
CBA PORTAL
“The 2025 KPSEA and KILEA performance reports are ready for access by schools and candidates. Schools can access the individual learner performance reports on the CBA portal (https://cba.knec.ac.ke),” the council said in a statement.
The assessments were conducted between 27 and 30 October 2025 for Grade 6 learners, while KILEA candidates were assessed from 27 to 31 October 2025, with the extended period intended to accommodate learners with diverse needs. KNEC emphasised that all candidates must be registered learners in their respective institutions, with registration details including names as they appear on birth certificates, gender, year of birth, citizenship and the selected religious education option.
KPSEA RESULTS
For learners with special needs, registration also captured specific categories, including Visual Impairment for blind candidates requiring Braille, Low Vision for those needing large-print papers, and Hearing Impairment, ensuring appropriate assessment conditions and accurate reporting.
The KPSEA marks a critical transition point for Grade 6 learners moving to Grade 7 under the competency-based curriculum. The assessment evaluates practical skills and core competencies rather than ranking learners. KPSEA results contribute 20 per cent of a learner’s overall score, complemented by a further 20 per cent from school-based assessments conducted over time.
ONLINE TEACHER TRAINING
The government fully funded assessment fees for learners in both public and private schools, with the exception of non-citizens, who paid Sh750.
The release follows the announcement of the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education results, making it part of a broader sequence of national examination outcomes under the outgoing education system.
Separately, KNEC has launched a free online training programme for senior school teachers on Competency-Based Assessment through the Educational Assessment Resource Centre portal.
SELF-PACED
The self-paced and sequential programme is intended to strengthen teacher capacity at senior school level amid staffing concerns. By November 2025, only 52,452 teachers had been retrained in CBA, while the Teachers Service Commission has identified an immediate shortage of 25,839 senior school teachers.
The online training modules align with the three senior school pathways , STEM, Social Sciences, and Creative and Performing Arts and Sports Science. It also covers assessment design, rubric development, portfolio management and digital assessment tools, as the rollout of the competency-based curriculum continues.
